antsinmypants's plant: Lion's Ear (Leonotis nepetifolia)

Database link: Lion's Ear (Leonotis nepetifolia)

Status: Have

Categorized under:
Collected or purchased 2023
Tender Perennials
Medicinal
Smoke
Tea
Flowers
Herbs
Sow Indoors Under Lights
Sown 2023

Comments by antsinmypants
DND's All Seeds Swap #9 (2022) - AudreyDee - Collected in 2022. This is the apricot-colored version.
M.C. SSS Game - 2023

Also known as Klip Dagga, and a member of the mint family, Lion's Ear is native to Southern Africa and is used as a folk medicine among the native peoples for treating numerous ailments, and has shown some promise in studies. Tall, the evergreen tropical plant produces loads of stunning peachy-orange flowers. Caution: this plant is a mild narcotic.

Start seeds indoors in early spring, lightly covering and keeping them very warm. Set out plants after all danger of frost is past. May be direct sown outdoors in long-summer climates. Revels in hot weather.

zones 9-11
Events
April 7, 2023: Seeds sown (5 sown after a 24-hour soak.)
April 10, 2023: Plant emerged (3 seedlings emerged.)
June 15, 2023: Transplanted (4 Into Arch Garden.)
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